Fresh Garbanzo Beans
I've been seeing these in the farmers market. What should I do with them?
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5 Comments:
a chowhound thread:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/291902
and from a comment on 101 Cookbooks:
Amit
September 23, 2004
from a comment on 101 Cookbooks:
I was googling for a place to buy fresh garbanzo beans / chick peas and found this.
They should not be boiled. The arab women in the old city of Jerusalem sell them in season (only one week a year). They roast them at home just like you would roast chestnuts (until the skin is slightly charred) and sell them on the street out of a basket. They have an unforgettable aroma this way.
intheyearofthepig at 3:07PM on 06/08/09
All the things you would do with canned or cooked-at-home chickpeas, they just take less time to cook and taste fresher (to me at least).
I also think the fresh ones taste better toasted, but that could be just me too.
I am jealous though, I have never found fresh chickpeas near me, at any of the stores or markets. Enjoy them for me! :)
sadiepix at 3:07PM on 06/08/09
I would use them to make sundal, a popular Indian snack. Try this recipe from Mahanandi for sundal.
nithya at hungrydesi
nithya at hungrydesi at 5:23PM on 06/08/09
this is awesome: http://www.bitchincamero.com/mel/2009/02/garam-masala-roasted-chickpeas/
i guess, as they're fresh, like intheyearofthepig says, they don't need to be boiled first.
natamari at 5:20AM on 06/09/09
Nithya, there's a lot of good ideas on the blog, thanks for the link!
Arjun at 4:45PM on 06/10/09